Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
तेनापि विहिता सम्यग्यथा तस्य मुखाच्छ्रुता । ततः संवत्सरस्यांते विपाप्मा समपद्यत
tenāpi vihitā samyagyathā tasya mukhācchrutā | tataḥ saṃvatsarasyāṃte vipāpmā samapadyata
Auch er führte es richtig aus, so wie er es aus dessen Mund vernommen hatte. Dann, am Ende eines Jahres, wurde er frei von Sünde.
Narrative context (continuation of Sūta’s narration from the immediately preceding verse)
Tirtha: Puraścaraṇa-Saptamī (vrata)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly of sages)
Scene: A montage-like narrative: the seeker repeatedly observing Saptamī discipline through the year; final scene shows him serene and purified at year’s end.
FAQs
Correctly practiced observance, received through proper instruction, bears tangible purificatory fruit over time.
No specific location is named in this verse; the emphasis is on the vrata’s efficacy.
Perform the taught Saptamī observance exactly as instructed; the stated timeframe of fruition is ‘by the end of a year.’